So, we now know the benefits of multi-species grazing, and how to choose a guardian dog for predation control, but how do we keep the little critters from escaping? At the Multi-Species Grazing Workshop hosted by Sexton Grazing and Consulting in Hanley, SK, we spoke to Jason Williams, Western Canada sales agent with Tru-Test. In... Read More
Category: Western Canada
This spring I listened in on the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture’s Alfalfa Weevil Webinar. I assume I’m not the only farmer out there who had little knowledge of the alfalfa weevil before the webinar, let alone any idea of how much of a problem it is becoming. Let’s just say that if you have yet... Read More
To say that big machinery gets noticed at a farm show is understating that fact just a little. It seems each company is trying to out-do each other every year. While it may not have been their intention, the SprayFlex sprayer dwarfed just about every other piece of equipment at Canada's Farm Progress Show. With... Read More
Farmers and analysts alike will be watching Friday's USDA report for several reasons, and one of them will be the soybean acreage number. Poor planting weather in many corn-heavy U.S. states has many thinking the shift out of corn and into soybeans puts the total acres somewhere north of 77 million acres. If it's below... Read More
Pricing new crop is rarely a low-risk venture — the crop is a long way from made and there's a mountain of weather information, seeded acreage reports and variable demand to distill down into an opinion on price direction. It's exactly that type of distilling that Moe Agostino, with Farms.com Risk Management, does on a... Read More
It's that time of year where we transition from killing weeds to protecting our crops from diseases. Growing conditions across much of Western Canada have been good, with adequate moisture (to too much moisture!) and warm temperatures; this is excellent for the crops, but also creates a conducive environment for diseases to thrive. Scouting: As... Read More
Tracks are a big deal in mucky conditions, and work mighty fine in non-mucky fields, too. Versatile is the latest company to offer a track option, and unveiled the company's newly designed Delta Track at the 2013 edition of Canada's Farm Progress Show. In this video, Adam Reid, director of marketing for Versatile, walks us... Read More
Massive flooding last week in Calgary and High River, Alberta, displaced more than 70,000 people, has ruined homes and infrastructure and even taken lives. Images of homes, roads and bridges destroyed by the water are disturbing, and for those of us far from the mess, can't help but leave us feeling a little helpless. I've... Read More
Not only does the CX-6 Trident row unit have some flashy colours, but the product also made a real splash at Canada's Farm Progress Show and was awarded the people's choice award for innovation. The word "innovation" gets thrown around too often, it seems, but the row unit, developed by B.C.-based Clean Seed Capital Group,... Read More
Yeah, I am a bit of a nerd, but who wouldn’t be terribly excited to be a part of the Alberta Pest Monitoring Network (APMN)? Setting up the bertha armyworm pheromone traps last week required battling the mosquito cavalry, but the mozzies were no match for my baggy sweater and good help. The traps were... Read More